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A curricle-bar may be made to go under the 

 horses' bellies instead of over their backs, and 

 such a 'rig' is described by ' Nimrod,' Northern 

 Tour, p. 68, as being part of the 'curricle mail.' It 

 has been revived in America as part of a plough 

 harness, and has been used for the leaders of a 

 coach, with a single trace, or rope, going from the 

 middle of it to the point of the pole. 



In Philipson On Harness, pp. 49-63, will be found 

 an excellent article on the Cape Cart, with full de- 

 tails of its construction and mode of harnessing. 



Sleigh. — A sleigh is not well adapted to four-in- 

 hand driving, since it is usually too low, and if the 

 height of the driving-seat is increased the sleigh is 

 likely to tip over. 



Probably the best arrangement for driving four- 

 in-hand on snow or ice, would be to fit four ' bob- 

 runners' to the axles of a break. A bob-runner is 

 a quarter of a wheel, with the lower part of the 

 rim lengthened horizontally, and having a hub and 

 box fitting on the axle-arm. 



